Book-protector.



PATENTED JUNE 28, 1904.

S. L. GREENE. BOOK PROTECTOR. APPLICATION FILED no. 1-0. 1903.

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WITNESSES No. 763,554. IATENTED JUNE 28, 1904. s. L. GREENE.

BOOK PROTECTOR.

' APPLICATION FILED DEC. 10, 1903. no MODEL. r 2 SHEETSSHBET 2.

WITNESSES V v INYEI ITO R JAM MW *1 UNITED STATES Patented June 28,1904:.

PATENT OEEIcE.

BOOK-PROTECTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 763,554, dated June 28,1904.

Application filed December 10, 1903. Serial No. 184,570. (No model.)

To (l/ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL L. GREENE, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBook-Protectors, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improved guards and protecting-strips for booksand the like, and is adapted to'be secured along the lower end of thebook-cover.

The object of my invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed by the use of which a book may be very readily removed orwithdrawn from a shelf upon which it may be standing; and a furtherobject of my invention is to provide a device of the character describedwhich will protect the binding and cover of the book.

It has been customary when withdrawing a book from its place upon theshelf of a bookcase or similar receptacle to grasp the book at its upperrear end and tilt the bookforwardly by pressure of the hand upon therear upper edge of the binding. This method, however,

is a very detrimental one, as it weakens the.

binding at that point and eventually breaksit. It is to obviate thisobjection, as well as with the other objects mentioned, that I havedevised my invention, which I have illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a book resting upona shelf and provided with my attachment. Fig. 2 is a perspective View ofmy invention detached from the book. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of apart of the invention. Fig. 4 is a plan of a part of the invention. Fig.5 is a side elevation of a part of a modified form of my invention. Fig.6 is a crosssection of the lower part of a book, showing a modified formattached thereto. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of another modified formof my invention.

In practice I provide a strip (0, having a channel formation 6, in whichthe lower edge a of the book a is adapted to engage. One

end of the channel-strip a is closed, as at 6 and the front end of thebook a is adapted to engage in the channel 6 and against the closed end6 The opposite end of the strip a is formed with a laterally-projectinglip 0, to which is attached a button 0 having an enlarged head 0".

Each book is provided with a set of strips, as shown in Fig. 2, andattached to the said strips is a flap or lip d, and the said flap or lip(Z is split partially up its center at e and is provided with theeyelets (Z which are adapted to engage over the headso of the buttons 0The eyelets (Z and buttons 0 are so constructed as to be easilyconnected and disconnected, and the said flap d may be provided with twoor more of the eyelets (Z thereby providing a means for adjusting theflap to any length of book.

In Fig. 5 I show a modification wherein I provide a channel-stripf,formed with a laterally-projecting flange f and a second channel-strip fwhich is connected to the strip f by means of the links f and f Thisconstruction may be employed, if desired, upon very large books, inwhich case the length of the strip f may be adjusted to suit the lengthof the edge of the book-cover. The channeled member f is adapted toengage along the front edge. of the book, and the link members provide ameans of adjusting the device to the length of the lower edge of thebook-cover, over which the channeled member f is adapted to engage. InFig. 6 I show how the two parts of this modified form are attached tothe lower edges of the book.

In Fig. 7 I show a modified form wherein I provide the two channelmembers 9 and It, which are telescopicallyattached and held by means ofthe slot formation 41 and overlapping lips or lugs f. This latter formof construction, while not most desirable for ordinary purposes, may beemployed for very heavy work.

In all of the forms shown, with the exception of that shown in Fig. 7,the split a in the flap or lip (Z permits of the opening of the bookwithout the removal of the device. The said flap may be of any desiredshapeand may be marked or indexed in any suitable manner. It is obviousthat I may embody various modifications in the construction of my devicewithout departing from the spirit of my invention. I do not thereforewish to be un- 'dcrstood as limiting myself to the particularconstruction shown.

hat I claim is 1. A protecting device for books and the like havingmeans whereby it may be secured along the edge of the book-cover, andmeans adjustably attached to the said protecting device, for withdrawingthe book from the shelf, substantially as described.

2. A protecting device for books and the like, comprising a channeledmember adapted to be attached to the edge of the book-cover, a flap orlip adjustably attached to the said member and providing a means forwithd raw; ing the book from the shelf, substantially. as described.

3. A protecting device for books and the like, comprising channeledmembers adapted to be attached to the edge of the book-cover, a flap orlip fastened to the said members, and means provided upon the saidmembers and flap for adjusting the said flap, substantially asdescribed.

4. A protecting device for books and the like having means whereby itmay be secured along the lower and rear edge of the bookcover,pivotally-connected link members provided upon the said device betweenthe lower and upper members thereof and adapted to provide a means foradjusting the device to the length of the book, substantially asdescribed.

5. A protecting device for books and the like having means whereby itmay be secured along the lower and rear edge of the bookcover,pivotally-connected link members provided upon the said device betweenthe lower and upper members thereof and adapted to provide a means foradjusting the device to the length of the book, and means attached tothe said protecting device and extending beyond the back of the book forwithdrawing the book from the shelf, substantially as described.

6. A protecting device for books and the like having means whereby itmay be secured along the lower and rear edge of the bookcover,pivotally-connected link members provided upon the said device betweenthe lower and upper members thereof and adapted to provide a means foradjusting the device to the length of the book, and means adjustablyattached to the said protecting device, for withdrawing the book fromthe shelf, substantially as described.

7. A protecting device for books and the like, comprising channeledmembers adapted to be attached to'the edge of the book-cover, linkconnections provided upon the said channeled members and adapted topermit of the proper adjustment of the device and a flap or lipadjustably attached to the said members, substantially as described.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 5th day of December, A. D. 1903.

' SAMUEL L. GREENE.

' Vitnesses: S. SUGAR,

JAS. S. GREENE.

